Office of Institutional Research Division of Information Technology LaGuardia Community College The City University of New York

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1 Office of Institutional Research Division of Information Technology LaGuardia Community College The City University of New York

2 . LaGuardia Community College The City University of New York 2005 Institutional Profile Office of Institutional Research Division of Information Technology September 2005

3 LaGuardia Community College The City University of New York Division of Information Technology Henry Saltiel, Vice President Office of Institutional Research Barbara Astone, PhD Director Qi-Jian Gau Senior Research Analyst Jeffrey Weintraub Research Analyst Erez Lenchner Research Analyst Anatoliy Kadinskiy Programmer Analyst Veron Sundar Office Assistant Room E 517 Telephone Fax iii

4 Acknowledgments Five Years At A Glance The Student Body Profile iv Contents Borough of Residence 1 Countries of Origin 2 Age 3 Gender 4 Ethnic Background 5 Financial Resources 6 Educational Goals 7 Entering Academic Credential 8 High School Averages 9 Sending High Schools 10 Basic Skills Needs 11 Basic Skills Test Performance 12 Enrollment Profile Credit Students 13 Degree Type 14 Full Time and Part Time Status 15 Day and Evening 16 Major 17 Full Time Equivalents 18 New Credit Students 19 Admitted vs. Tested vs. Enrolled 20 Degree Type 21 First Time, Transfer, and Non-Degree Status 22 Major 23 Measures of Success Degrees Awarded 24 Degree Type 25 Major 26 Gender 27 Race and Ethnic Origin 28 Entering Basic Skills Status 29 Graduate Information Time to Degree Year Graduation Rates 31 Destinations of Graduates Who Transfer 32 Employment and Transfer of Graduates 33 Post-Graduation Activities and Employment Satisfaction 34 CUNY Proficiency Exam (CPE) Comparative University Results 35 vii viii

5 Contents Adult and Continuing Education Annual Enrollments 36 Programs 37 Age 39 Race and Ethnic Origin 40 Gender 41 Borough 42 Institutional Resources eportfolio 43 Information Technology 44 Faculty and Staff Employee Profile 45 Full Time and Part Time Employment by Job Category and Gender 46 Age Ranges 47 Years of Employment 48 Race and Ethnic Origin 49 Highest Degree Earned 50 Faculty by Rank and Gender 51 Faculty by Tenure Status 51 Employees by Job Category, Gender, and Ethnic Origin 52 The Library Library Operations 53 Finances Current Funds Revenues 55 Current Funds Expenditures 57 Grant Awards Source 58 Divisional Distribution 59 Space Square Footage 60 Building Age and Function 61 Allocation by Function 63 Administrative Offices 64 Academic Program Offerings 66 Institutional Memberships and Accreditations 67 Accounting Notes to Finance Tables 68 Glossary 69 v

6 September 2005 The office of Institutional Research is pleased to present the 2005 Institutional Profile. We hope the information it contains will be useful for a wide variety of people interested in LaGuardia Community College. Among others, this includes the college s faculty, staff, and administrators, present and potential students, our alumni, our public representatives, and the wider local community. In order to accommodate such a broad range of interests, we have provided statistical descriptions of several of the college s aspects. However, the Profile s principal subject continues to be the characteristics, enrollment patterns, and performance outcomes of LaGuardia students. Information about academic program offerings, administrative offices, and institutional affiliations and accreditations can be found at the back of the report for handy reference. A glossary is also provided at the back with the definitions of specialized terms used in the presentation of the data. Throughout the sections of tables and charts, five-year trends are shown wherever possible, along with brief analytical remarks. We welcome your comments on this issue, as well as suggestions about how future issues may serve your interests more meaningfully. Barbara Astone, PhD Director vi

7 Acknowledgments Many people at LaGuardia have collaborated to produce this issue of the Institutional Profile. Qi-Jian Gau, research analyst, coordinated the project and led the compilation and formatting of most of the data presented, with the competent assistance of Veron Sundar and Anatoliy Kadinskiy. Several people from different departments throughout the college contributed in various and substantial ways, whether by providing data or text, submitting parts of their own reports, or cooperating to help us meet important deadlines. In particular, we wish to thank the following individuals for contributing once again this year: John Garcia for the information on Adult and Continuing Education; Bret Eynan for information about LaGuardia eporfolio; Diane Colon, Theresia Litvay-Sardou, and Jairo Vanegas for data on information technology; Scott White for data regarding the Library; Vice President Richard Elliott and Shannon Bryant for figures concerning college revenues and expenditures; Elise Johmann for grants information; and William Pan and Richard Ng for reporting detailed facts on institutional space. We also wish to thank William Freeland, who designed the cover, and Peter Wang for his photograph of LaGuardia Community College students. The contributions and cooperation of all are gratefully acknowledged. vii

8 Five Years At A Glance LaGuardia Community College A. Total Enrollment Matriculating 10,059 11,310 Non Matriculating 1,497 2,282 Total Credit Enrollment 11,556 13,592 Adult and Continuing Education 28,139 41,830 B. Race and Ethnic Origin Asian 16% 16% Black 16% 16% Hispanic 34% 34% White 14% 14% Other Ethnic Origin 5% 5% Unknown 15% 14% C. Gender D. Age Female 64% 64% Male 36% 36% 17 to 22 45% 47% 23 to 29 26% 27% % 21% E. U.S. and Foreign Birth U.S. Born 34% 43% Foreign Born 66% 57% F. Places of Birth North America 33% 43% Latin America 38% 30% Europe 7% 7% Africa 3% 2% Asia 19% 18% G. Major Areas of Study Business 32% 28% Technology 31% 10% Allied Health 14% 25% Liberal Arts 21% 37% viii 15,000 14,000 13,000 12,000 11,000 10,000 9,000 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Asian A. Total Credit Enrollment B. Race and Ethnic Origin Black Hispanic C. Gender Female White Other Unknown Male E. U.S. and Foreign Birth U.S. Birth Foreign Birth G. Major Areas of Study Business Technology Allied Health Liberal Arts LaGuardia Community College/CUNY

9 Five Years At A Glance H. # of Native Languages I. Receiving Financial Aid n/a 53% J. % Attending Full Time 63% 56% % Attending Part Time 37% 44% K. Borough of Residence Queens 70% 68% Brooklyn 14% 14% Manhattan 7% 9% Bronx 6% 6% Staten Island 0.2% 0.3% Outside NYC 2% 3% LaGuardia Community College 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Queens Full Time Brooklyn Associate's 11% J. Attendance K. Borough of Residence Manhattan Bronx L. Educational Goals, 2004 Certificate 1% Staten Island Part Time Outside NYC L. Educational Goals Certificate 1% 1% Associate's 14% 11% Bachelor's 37% 36% Master's or higher 48% 52% M. New Student Distribution % First Time 47% 55% % Transfer 19% 36% % Not Matriculating 34% 9% % Employed Full Time 35% 33% % Employed Part Time 20% 22% % Not Employed 45% 45% N. Faculty Ph.Ds Percent Ph.Ds 45% 49% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Bachelor's 36% M. New Student Distribution First Time in College Transferred N Faculty Ph.D holders 49% Master's or higher 52% Non-Degree O. Grant Awards O. Grant Awards $12,636,565 $15,095,355 $16,000,000 $15,000,000 $14,000,000 $13,000,000 $12,000,000 $11,000, LaGuardia Community College/CUNY ix

10 Borough of Residence Fall 2004 Borough No. % Queens 9, % Brooklyn 1, % Manhattan 1, % Bronx % Staten Island % Outside NYC % Total 13, % The Borough of Queens 1,600 1,400 1,200 1, Outside NYC 2.5% The Student Body Profile Queens 68.4% Long Island 0.2% Bronx 6.3% Manhattan 8.5% Brooklyn 13.9% The Borough of Queens No. % Astoria, Long Island City 1, % Elmhurst, Corona 1, % Jamaica, Saint Albans 1, % Woodside, Sunnyside 1, % Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst % Ridgewood, Maspeth % Flushing, Whitestone % Other 1, % 0 Astoria, Long Island City Elmhurst, Corona Jamaica, Saint Albans Woodside, Sunnyside Jackson Heights, East Ridgewood, Maspeth Flushing, Whitestone Total 9, % LaGuardia students come from all over the world. Among the 13,592 students in academic programs, there are161 countries represented and 103 different languages spoken natively. Nearly all LaGuardia students make their homes in New York City now. More than two-thirds live in Queens. Non-Native Born Students 57% Native Born Students 43% Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse 1 LaGuardia Community College/CUNY

11 Where in the World Do Our Students Come From? The Student Body Profile 43% 7% 18% 2% 30% North America 5,801 43% United States 5,795 #### Canada 6 0.4% Latin America 4,078 30% Europe 941 7% Africa 351 2% Asia 2,420 18% Dominican Republic 669 ### Poland % Nigeria % Bangladesh 373 ### Ecuador 614 ### Russia % Morocco % South Korea 332 ### Colombia 606 ### Romania % Egypt % China 321 ### Jamaica 332 ### Ukraine % Ghana % Philippines 260 ### Peru 279 ### Greece % Cote d'ivoire % Japan 240 ### Haiti 264 ### Albania % Ethiopia 15 #### India 213 ### Guyana 260 ### Yugoslavia % Mali % Pakistan 112 ### Tobago 196 ### Ireland % Guinea % Uzbekistan 67 ### Mexico 187 ### U.K % Senegal % Nepal 65 ### Brazil 137 ### Bulgaria % Liberia % Hong Kong 56 ### El Salvador 77 ### Italy 21 #### Kenya % Taiwan 44 ### Venezuela 61 ### Herzegovina % Sierra Leone 7 0.1% Indonesia 43 ### Honduras 59 ### Germany % Algeria 6 0.1% Turkey 42 ### Bolivia 46 ### Spain % Tanzania 6 0.0% Myanmar 37 ### Argentina 43 ### Hungary % Togo 6 0.0% Thailand 27 ### Guatemala 35 ### Croatia % Kenya 5 0.0% Afganistan 22 ### Nicaragua 27 ### France % Cameroon 5 0.0% Vietnam 21 ### Barbados 26 ### Slovakia 9 0.1% Congo 5 0.0% Israel 16 ### Other 161 ### Other % Other % Other 130 ### Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse LaGuardia Community College/CUNY 2

12 Age Fall 2000 to Fall 2004 The Student Body Profile In addition to the ethnic and linguistic diversity of LaGuardia students, there is also a wide range of ages in the population. The trend in recent years has been toward younger students -- about forty-seven percent of students were traditional college age in 2004 (between 17 and 22), and about five percent were younger. Nevertheless, more than a quarter were well into their twenties, and another twenty-one percent were over 30. The median age in Fall 2004 was % 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% under to to to to to to 64 over 65 Age Under 17 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 17 to 19 19% 20% 20% 22% 22% 20 to 22 26% 27% 25% 26% 25% 23 to 24 11% 12% 11% 11% 11% 25 to 29 15% 16% 16% 15% 16% 30 to 44 18% 17% 18% 17% 17% 45 to 64 5% 4% 4% 4% 4% Over % 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0% Unknown 0.01% 0.03% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse 3 LaGuardia Community College/CUNY

13 Gender Fall 2000 to Fall % 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Male Female The Student Body Profile The gender distribution at LaGuardia, as at most other community colleges, favors women. In Fall 2004, the proportion of women and men in the student body continued to be roughly two-thirds women to one-third men, as in previous years. Among the different ethnic groups, however, the proportions of women and men vary substantially. Asian students are the closest to being equal in gender distribution. Fall Female % Male % Total , % 4, % 11, , % 4, % 11, , % 4, % 12, , % 4, % 12, , % 4, % 13,592 Gender by Ethnic Background Fall 2004 Ethnic Origin Female Male Asian or Pacific Islander 58% 42% Black, Non-Hispanic 70% 30% Hispanic 65% 35% Native Am. & Alaskan Nat. 76% 24% White, Non-Hispanic 65% 35% Other 61% 39% Total 64% 36% Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse LaGuardia Community College/CUNY 4

14 Race and Ethnic Background Fall 2000 to Fall 2004 The Student Body Profile 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% Asian or Pacific Islander Black, Non-Hispanic Hispanic White, Non-Hispanic Other 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% The racial and ethnic distribution of students has remained relatively stable over the past five years, although an increasing number of students are choosing not to indicate their race or ethnicity, resulting in a larger "unknown" category (14.3%). The largest ethnic group continues to be Hispanics, who make up more than one-third of the student body. Unknown 14.3% Other 5.1% White 14.1% Asian 16.0% Black 16.4% Hispanic 34.0% Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse 5 LaGuardia Community College/CUNY

15 Financial Resources A total of 7,679 students, or 53 percent of all students in degree programs, were awarded some form of financial aid in Approximately half of those awarded financial aid lived with their parents and half lived independently. As shown below, even among the nearly three-quarters of LaGuardia students who qualified for financial assistance (to say nothing of those who did not), aid fell far short of the actual cost of going to college. This is so irrespective of the fact that LaGuardia has the lowest tuition in the state. Last year, the gap between financial aid and actual college costs ranged from $3,180to $6,045 per student. Per-Year Per-Student Costs: Living with Parents 10,500 Living Independently Tuition and Fees $3,072 $3,072 Room and Board $2,520 $6,971 Books and Supplies $798 $798 Personal Expenses $1,653 $3,422 Transportation $714 $714 9,000 7,500 6,000 4,500 3,000 1,500 0 The Student Body Profile $6,647 $3,467 Dependent Students Financial Gap $9,629 Family Income of Dependent Students Need Award $3,584 Independent Students Total Costs $8,757 $14,977 Est. Financial Need $6,647 $9,629 Financial Aid Award $3,467 $3,584 Less than $25,000 64% Financial Gap $3,180 $6,045 Family Income Ranges: Less than $5,000 18% 28% $5,000 to $15,000 24% 29% $15,001 to $25,000 22% 20% $25,001 or more 36% 23% 100% 100% Family Income of Independent Students Less than $25,000 77% Note: Reflects financial aid awarded through 8/9/04 LaGuardia Community College/CUNY 6

16 Educational Goals New Degree-Seeking Students Fall 2004 The Student Body Profile Certificate 1% Associate 11% Degree Goal Percent Certificate 1.4% Associate 11.2% Baccalaureate 35.6% Master's or higher 51.7% Master's or higher 52% Baccalaureate 36% LaGuardia students have high educational goals. Only twelve percent of Fall 2004 entering students planned to stop at an Associate's degree or a Certificate, while eighty-eight percent had hopes for higher degrees. In 2004 eleven percent of students said they expected to leave LaGuardia and transfer early, while seventy-one percent had clear expectations of graduating from LaGuardia. The number who said they Don't know if they would stay at LaGuardia or not is down slightly from last year. Thirty-eight percent of students with higher degree goals said they expected to stay in the CUNY system, down from fifty percent last year, and forty-six percent had no planned transfer destination. LaGuardia Plans Percent Graduate from LaGuardia 71.4% Leave LaGuardia 11.0% Don't know 17.6% Don't know yet 45.8% Transfer Plans Colleges outside NYC 9.0% Other CUNY colleges 38.4% Private NYC colleges 6.8% Source: New Student Survey, Fall LaGuardia Community College/CUNY

17 Entering Academic Credential GED, High School Diploma, Previous College Degree-Seeking Students, Fall 2000 to Fall 2004 The Student Body Profile 60% 50% 40% High School Diploma GED Previous College 30% 20% 10% 0% High School Diploma GED Previous College Fall No. % No. % No. % Total ,474 55% % % 2, ,343 55% % % 2, ,662 54% % 1,023 33% 3, ,514 50% % 1,124 37% 3, ,718 49% % 1,384 40% 3,491 Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse Sixty percent of the 2004 entering class were first-time students, while forty percent transferred from other colleges. The number of recent high school graduates was lower in 2004 compared to 2000, and the percent of GED students also continued to decline. LaGuardia Community College/CUNY 8

18 High School Averages First-Time Students, Fall 2000 to Fall 2004 The Student Body Profile Only about sixty percent of high school graduates present high school grades, but from the information available, it appears that the distribution of grades began to change in In 2004, about forty-six percent of the students had high school grades in the "average" range, while about a quarter had "above-average" and twenty-nine percent had "belowaverage" grades. 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 90 and above 80 to to 79 Less than High School Average 2000 % 2001 % 2002 % 2003 % 2004 % 90 and above 61 4% 48 4% 50 5% 48 4% 40 4% 80 to % % % % % 70 to 79 1,010 60% % % % % Less than % % % % % Total 1, % 1, % 1, % 1, % 1, % Note: Based on students submitting high school averages Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse 9 LaGuardia Community College/CUNY

19 Sending High Schools The Student Body Profile High School Name Neighborhood Admitted Enrolled Percent (of row) Long Island City Long Island City % Newtown Elmhurst % William C. Bryant Astoria % John Bowne Flushing % Forest Hills Forest Hills % Flushing Flushing % Grover Cleveland Ridgewood % Hillcrest Jamaica % HS for Humanities Brooklyn % Francis Lewis Fresh Meadows % John Adams Ozone Park % Richmond Hill Richmond Hill % Walton Bronx % Martin Van Buren Queens % DeWitt Clinton Bronx % Manhattan Comp N Manhattan % Jamaica Jamaica % Queens Vocational Long Island City % Franklin K. Lane Woodhaven % Louis D Brandeis Manhattan % Norman Thomas Manhattan % Murry Bergtraum Manhattan % Aviation Long Island City % Sattelite Academy Manhattan % Subtotal % Foreign High Schools % Out-of-State High Schools % GED and Out-of-State GED % Unknown High Schools % Total 2,419 1,384 57% Note: Includes only schools from which 12 or more students enrolled at LaGuardia Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse LaGuardia Community College/CUNY 10

20 Basic Skills Needs The Student Body Profile First-Time Degree-Seeking Students, Fall 2000 to Fall % 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% ESL Basic Reading Basic Writing Basic Math The overall proportion of the overall incoming class in 2004 needed any basic skills (see p. 12). While there was a slightincrease in students who placed into English as a Second Language classes compared to last year, fewer students needed basic writing or basic math, and reading stayed the same, at a low twentynine percent. As in the past, of all the basic skills areas, students were most likely to need math. In 2004, sixty-four percent of all entering students placed into basic math, an eight point drop from last year. Basic Basic Basic Students Fall ESL % Reading % Writing % Math % Tested % 1,140 62% % 1,376 74% 1, % % % 1,172 74% 1, % % % 1,471 73% 2, % % % 1,299 70% 1, % % % 1,304 64% 2,026 Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse 11 LaGuardia Community College/CUNY

21 The Student Body Profile Basic Skills Test Performance First-Time Degree-Seeking Students, Fall 2000 to Fall % 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Passed Three Failed One Failed Two Failed Three The percentage of degree-seeking students in 2004 who needed preparatory courses in at least one basic skills area has been declining, from ninety-two percent in 2000 to eighty-five percent in A similar decline is seen among students needing instruction in all three basic skills areas. The number of students who failed all three assessment tests in 2004 was less than half what it was in Passed Failed Failed Failed Row Fall All Tests % One % Two % Three % Total % % % % 1, % % % % 1, % % % % 2, % % % % 1, % % % % 2,026 Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse LaGuardia Community College/CUNY 12

22 Credit Students Five-Year Trend Enrollment Profile 14,000 13,500 13,000 12,500 12,000 11,500 11,000 10,500 10, ,780 11,427 12,599 12,768 13,592 Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse Credit enrollment at LaGuardia continues to increase. In 2004, enrollment reached 13,592, its highest point ever. 13 LaGuardia Community College/CUNY

23 Credit Students by Degree Type Fall 2000 to Fall 2004 Enrollment Profile Most credit students at LaGuardia enroll in occupational degree programs, which accounted for forty-three percent of 2004 enrollments. Associate in Science and Associate in Arts programs made up twenty-three percent and thirty-three percent of enrollments, respectively. The increase in nondegree enrollments appears to be leveling off; in 2002, 2003 and 2004, seventeen percent of the student body took courses outside any degree program. 60% 45% 30% 15% 0% Associate in Applied Sciences Associate in Science Associate in Arts Certificate Degree Type 2000 % 2001 % 2002 % 2003 % 2004 % Assoc. in Applied Sci. 4,940 49% 4,744 50% 4,952 48% 4,991 47% 4,899 43% Associate in Science 2,504 25% 2,324 24% 2,381 23% 2,382 23% 2,573 23% Associate in Arts 2,590 26% 2,484 26% 3,039 29% 3,175 30% 3,696 33% Certificate % % 27 0% 21 0% % Subtotal of Degree Programs 10, % 9, % 10, % 10, % 11, % Non-Degree* 1,497 13% 1,721 15% 2,200 17% 2,199 17% 2,282 17% All Students 11,556 11,301 12,599 12,768 13,592 * Proportion of entire student body. Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse LaGuardia Community College/CUNY 14

24 Credit Students by Full-Time and Part-Time Status Fall 2000 to Fall 2004 Enrollment Profile 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Part-Time Full-Time There has been a steady increase since 2000 in the number of students attending college parttime. In 2004, part-time students increased by two percentage points to forty-four percent. This is the highest proportion ever of parttimers at the college. Fall Full-Time % Part-Time % Total ,400 63% 4,380 37% 11, ,908 60% 4,519 40% 11, ,452 59% 5,147 41% 12, ,366 58% 5,402 42% 12, ,619 56% 5,973 44% 13,592 Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse 15 LaGuardia Community College/CUNY

25 Credit Students by Day and Evening Fall 2000 to Fall 2004 Enrollment Profile Day 100% Evening 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Fall Day % Evening % Total ,229 78% 2,551 22% 11, ,119 80% 2,308 20% 11, ,107 80% 2,492 20% 12, ,311 81% 2,457 19% 12, ,052 81% 2,540 19% 13,592 The portion of students who attend evening classes has fluctuated only slightly since Only nineteen percent of students in 2004 enrolled as evening students, one point fewer than in Even non-matriculating students show a preference for daytime schedules. Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse LaGuardia Community College/CUNY 16

26 Degree-Seeking Students by Major Fall 2000 to Fall 2004 Enrollment Profile 1-Yr. 4-Yr. Major Change* Accounting % 12% Administrative Assistant % -11% Business Administration ,035 7% 34% Business Management % 38% Commercial Foodservice Management * * Commercial Photography % 8% Commercial Photography Certificate * * Computer Operations % -49% Computer Science % -67% Computer Technology % -42% Dietetic Technician % 40% Education Associate: The Bilingual Child % -13% Emergency Medical Technician/Paramedic % 192% Fine Arts % 17% Human Services % 1% Labor and Community Organizing * * Liberal Arts:Deaf Studies * * Liberal Arts/Education: AA/BA Program % 46% Liberal Arts: Mathematics and Sciences % 91% Liberal Arts: Social Sciences and Humanities 1,467 1,387 1,887 1,964 2,237 14% 52% Media Studies * * Microcomputer Systems and Applications % -51% Mortuary Science % 13% New Media Technology * * Nursing % 105% Occupational Therapy Assistant % -14% Paralegal Studies % 46% Physical Therapist Assistant % 15% Practical Nursing * * Programming and Systems % -72% School Foodservice Management * * Theather and Communications * * Travel and Tourism % -45% Veterinary Technology % 24% Word Processing Specialist * * 10,059 9,580 10,401 10,569 11,310 7% 12% *Percent change calculated where there are more than 50 students for three or more years. Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse 17 LaGuardia Community College/CUNY

27 Credit Students Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) Compared to Number of Students Enrolled Fall 2000 to Fall 2004 Enrollment Profile 12,000 10,000 No. of Students Enrolled FTE's 8,000 6,000 4,000 2, No. of Students Enrolled 11,780 11,427 12,599 12,768 13,592 FTEs 9,437 9,350 10,052 9,772 10,420 Source: CUNY Form A Report LaGuardia Community College/CUNY 18

28 New Credit Students Five-Year Trend Fall 2000 to Fall 2004 Enrollment Profile 6,000 4,500 3,000 1, ,057 3,814 4,685 3,963 3,792 New student enrollment decreased four and a half percent in Fall 2004, to 3,792. Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse 19 LaGuardia Community College/CUNY

29 New Admitted vs. Tested vs. Enrolled Degree-Seeking Students Fall 2000 to Fall 2004 Enrollment Profile All students who are admitted to LaGuardia are required to take tests in basic reading, writing, and math. Not all students who are admitted or tested, however, necessarily go on to enroll. Over the past five years, the number of students who were admitted and went on to be tested had been rising, but in 2004 it declined by five percentage points, to eighty-four percent in Fall The proportion of tested students who then enrolled increased to sixtynine percent, however. 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1, Admitted Tested Enrolled Fall Admitted Tested % of Admits Tested Enrolled % of Tested Enrolled ,070 4,268 84% 2,588 61% ,632 3,674 79% 2,359 64% ,110 4,423 87% 3,012 68% ,918 4,392 89% 2,968 68% ,735 4,821 84% 3,345 69% Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse LaGuardia Community College/CUNY 20

30 New Credit Students by Degree Type Fall 2000 to Fall 2004 Enrollment Profile 50% A.A. A.S. A.A.S. Certificate 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Associate in Applied Sciences (A.A.S.) programs are still the most popular among new students at LaGuardia. A.A.S. majors made up forty-two percent of enrollments in The number of students enrolled in Certificate programs increased to nearly two percent. Degree Type No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % A.A % % % % 1,166 34% A.S % % % % % A.A.S. 1,262 47% 1,197 49% 1,463 47% 1,501 50% 1,436 42% Certificate 9 0.3% % % 5 0.2% % Total 2, % 2, % 3, % 3, % 3, % Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse 21 LaGuardia Community College/CUNY

31 New Credit Students by First-Time, Transfer, and Non-Degree Status Fall 2000 to Fall 2004 Enrollment Profile 60% 50% 40% % 20% 10% 0% First-Time Transfer Non-Degree Among new students in Fall 2004, fifty-five percent had not been to college before, thirty-six percent transferred from other colleges, and nine percent were not seeking degrees. While both first-time and transfer students increased between 2003 and 2004, new students who were not seeking degrees dropped sharply, to the lowest point in five years. Fall First-Time % Transfer % Non-Degree % Total 1,902 47% % 1,370 34% 4,057 1,645 43% % 1,355 36% 3,814 2,064 44% % 1,598 34% 4,685 1,883 48% 1,124 28% % 3,963 2,083 55% 1,370 36% 339 9% 3,792 Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse LaGuardia Community College/CUNY 22

32 New Credit Students by Major Fall 2000 to Fall 2004 Enrollment Profile 1-Yr. 4-Yr. Major Change* Accounting % 33% Administrative Assistant * * Business Administration % 44% Business Management % 36% Commercial Foodservice Management * * Commercial Photography % 6% Commercial Photography Certificate * * Computer Operations % -72% Computer Science % -71% Computer Technology % -30% Dietetic Technician * * Education Associate: The Bilingual Child % -50% Emergency Medical Technician/Paramedic % 104% Fine Arts % 4% Human Services % -3% Labor and Community Organizing * * Liberal Arts:Deaf Studies * * Liberal Arts/Education: AA/BA Program % 46% Liberal Arts: Mathematics and Sciences % 309% Liberal Arts: Social Sciences and Humanities % 58% Media Studies * * Microcomputer Systems and Applications * * Mortuary Science % 39% New Media Technology * * Nursing % 146% Occupational Therapy Assistant % 36% Paralegal Studies % 58% Physical Therapist Assistant % 30% Practical Nursing * * Programming and Systems % -76% School Foodservice Management * * Theather and Communications * * Travel and Tourism % -44% Veterinary Technology % 57% Word Processing Specialist * * Total 2,686 2,459 3,089 3,007 3,453 15% 29% *Percent change calculated where there are more than 25 students for three or more years. Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse 23 LaGuardia Community College/CUNY

33 Degrees Awarded Five-Year Trend Measures of Success 1,800 No. of Graduates 1,600 1,400 1,200 In , LaGuardia's graduating class was twelwe percent smaller than it was the previous year. 1, Graduating Class Graduates , , , , ,287 Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse LaGuardia Community College/CUNY 24

34 Degrees Awarded by Degree Type Five-Year Trend Measures of Success On average over the past five years, the proportion of graduates with A.A.S., A.S., and A.A. degrees has been similar to the proportion of students enrolled in those degree programs in the general student body (see p. 14). 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Associate in Applied Sciences Associate in Arts Associate in Science Certificate Degrees Awarded No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Associate in Applied Sciences % % % % % Associate in Arts % % % % % Associate in Science % % % % % Certificate 3 0.2% 0 0.0% 2 0.1% 0 0.0% 3 0.2% Total 1,346 1,432 1,347 1,465 1,287 Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse 25 LaGuardia Community College/CUNY

35 Degrees Awarded by Major Five-Year Trend Measures of Success Yr. Change* Major Accounting % Administrative Assistant * Business Administration % Business Management % Commercial Foodservice Management * Commercial Photography % Computer Operations % Computer Science % Computer Technician % Dietetic Technician * Education Associate: The Bilingual Child % Emergency Medical Technician/Paramedic * Fine Arts * Human Services % Liberal Arts/Education: AA/BA with Queens College % Liberal Arts: Mathematics and Science % Liberal Arts: Social Sciences and Humanities % Media Studies * Microcomputer Systems and Applications % Mortuary Science * New Media Technology * Nursing % Occupational Therapy Assistant % Paralegal Studies % Physical Therapist Assistant % Programming and Systems % School Foodservice Management * Travel and Tourism % Veterinary Technology % Word Processing Specialist * Total 1,346 1,432 1,347 1,465 1,287-4% *Percent change calculated where there are more than 25 students for three or more years. Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse LaGuardia Community College/CUNY 26

36 Degrees Awarded by Gender Five-Year Trend Measures of Success As noted previously, women continue to make up a larger greater part of of the student the student body body than than do men do men (see (see p. 4), p. but 4), but they they make make up an up even an even larger larger part of the part graduating of the graduating class. For class Among graduates, graduates, the discrepancy the discrepancy between men between and women and is women eight percentage increased. points Compared smaller to last than year, it was the in number , of however. male graduates In fact, has the declined number twelve of male graduates percent, or has three increased percentage nine points. percent from four years ago. 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Female Male Graduating Class Female % Male % Total % % 1, % % 1, % % 1, % % 1, % % 1,287 Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse 27 LaGuardia Community College/CUNY

37 Degrees Awarded by Race and Ethnic Origin Measures of Success 35% 30% 100% 25% 80% 20% 60% 15% #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! 40% 10% 5% 20% 0% 0% Asian or Pacific Islander Black, Non- Hispanic 1 Hispanic White, Non- Hispanic Other The ethnic racial and ethnic racial composition of the graduating class at LaGuardia is generally comparable comparable to that of the to that student of the body student as a body whole as except a whole, for although Asian and Asian Hispanic and Hispanic students, who students graduate graduate at a somewhat a slower slower rate. rate, The probably chart below for language-related compares the reasons. 04 graduating The chart class below with the compares Fall 2004 the student body. graduating class with the Fall 2002 student body. Comparative Racial and Ethnic Distribution 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Asian Black Hispanic White Other Graduates Fall 2004 Enrolled Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse LaGuardia Community College/CUNY 28

38 Degrees Awarded by Entering Basic Skills Status Graduates Who Began in ESL, Basic Skills, or College-Level Courses Measures of Success Basic Skills 47% ESL 28% No Basic Skills 25% The majority of graduates in the past five years took basic skills or English-as-a-Second Language courses when they first began their studies at LaGuardia. Among the class, seventy-five percent of graduates had begun in basic courses. Graduating Basic No ESL or Class ESL Skills Basic Skills % 50% 16% % 47% 18% % 48% 18% % 46% 22% % 47% 25% Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse. 29 LaGuardia Community College/CUNY

39 Time to Degree Five-Year Trend to Measures of Success Active Semesters Enrolled Calendar Semesters Enrolled Graduating Classes Semesters LaGuardia graduates average about seven and a half semesters, or just under four years, to obtain their degrees. However, for about two semesters of that time, students are not actively taking classes. For the past five graduating classes, the average number of semesters students spent actively earning credits was 6.4, or just over three years. The trend improved this year, however, as the gap between active and calendar time decreased by nearly one semester between and Calendar Semesters Enrolled Active Semesters Enrolled Graduating Class Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse LaGuardia Community College/CUNY 30

40 31 LaGuardia Community College/CUNY LaGuardia Community College 10-Year Graduation Rates, First-Time Full-Time Students Measures of Success Year No. Entering 1 Yr. 2 Yrs. 3 Yrs. 4 Yrs. 5 Yrs. 6 Yrs. 7 Yrs. 8 Yrs. 9 Yrs. 10 Yrs , Cum. Percentage 0% 1.2% 11.9% 19.7% 24.7% 26.5% 27.6% 28.1% 28.7% 28.9% , Cum. Percentage 0% 3.0% 15.4% 22.9% 26.5% 28.2% 29.0% 29.9% 30.1% , Cum. Percentage 0% 3.1% 14.1% 21.1% 25.0% 26.3% 27.1% 28.0% , Cum. Percentage 0% 3.5% 16.4% 24.4% 28.0% 29.6% 30.4% , Cum. Percentage 0% 3.1% 15.2% 23.2% 26.8% 29.0% , Cum. Percentage 0% 2.3% 14.2% 20.6% 25.5% , Cum. Percentage 0% 2.2% 11.0% 22.1% , Cum. Percentage 0.1% 1.8% 13.2% , Cum. Percentage 0% 2.9% ,834 0 Cum. Percentage 0% Note: Includes first-time Regular and Special admits in Certificate and Associate degree programs who were full-time in the first semester. Students in Certificate programs make up less than one percent of entering classes. Nationally, most graduates of community colleges take longer than two years to complete their studies. Many students attend part-time and many do not attend continuously, while a large number also need basic skills development. The U.S. Department of Education reports five-year associate degree attainment to be 17.3 percent (U.S. Department of Education, NCES, 1996/2001 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:96/01), table 313). At LaGuardia, the latest five-year rate is considerably better, at 25.5 percent. The college's three-year graduation rate was 13.2 percent for students entering in 2001, up 2.2 percentage points from the previous year.

41 Destinations of Graduates Who Transfer Measures of Success The rate of graduates who tranfer to fouryear colleges within one year of graduation is forty-one percent. Most LaGuardia graduates who continue their education remain within the City University of New York system (eightythree percent). Queens, Baruch, Hunter, and City Tech colleges are the most popular choices by far, with over twothirds of all transfers selecting those sister institutions. SUNY 2.7% Other CUNY 29.5% Private colleges and Others 14.4% Queens 17.1% City Tech. 8.7% Hunter 11.0% Baruch 16.6% Source: National Student Clearinghouse, 2001 through 2003 graduates GPAs of Graduates Average GPA Ranges of Graduates through % 40% 30% 20% 10% 50% 32% 18% Student records indicate that fifty percent of graduates between 1999 and 2004 earned an average GPA of 3.00 or higher while the other fifty percent earned between 2.00 and % 2.00 to to to 4.00 Source: LaGuardia Community College Data Warehouse, through Graduates LaGuardia Community College/CUNY 32

42 Employment and Transfer of Graduates Five Year Trend Measures of Success Six-Month Employment Rates of Graduates 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Source: LaGuardia Community College Graduate Surveys for 1999 to 2003 and ACT Alumni Survey, 2004 One-Year Transfer Rates of Graduates 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Source: Student Clearinghouse, 1998 to 2004 Starting Salaries of Graduates 31,000 29,500 28,000 26,500 25,000 23,500 22, The picture concerning both employment and continuing education for recent alumni improved in Graduates indicating that employment was their primary activity within one year of graduation jumped seven percentage points from the previous year, to forty-six percent. And graduates who indicated that continuing education was their primary activity also increased, this time by four percentage points, to forty-one percent. However, the salaries of recent graduates have continued to decline since The average salary of this year's survey respondents was $26,076. This is nearly $1,800 a year less than the average salary reported by the previous year's graduates Salaries $29,211 $29,361 $28,634 $27,837 $26,076 Note: Salary figures previously reported for and have been corrected in this report. Source: LaGuardia Community College Graduate Survey 1999 through 2003, and ACT Alumni Survey LaGuardia Community College/CUNY

43 Post-Graduation Primary Activity and Employment Satisfaction Measures of Success Caring for home/family 2% Continuing education 40% Unemployed 11% Other 1% Employed 46% Within one year of graduation, eighty-six percent of the graduates surveyed were either working or continuing their education. Forty-six percent were employed and forty percent were attending four-year colleges. Source: ACT Alumni Survey of graduates Employment Satisfaction LaGuardia 4.5 User Norms Location Working Conditions Source: ACT Alumi Survey of graduates Challenge Career Potential Salary and Benefits Advancement Potential On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being Very Satisfied and 1 being Very Dissatisfied, graduates' satisfaction with their post-graduation employment averaged 3.23, or just above Neutral. On average and for each criterion, LaGuardia graduates indicated a somewhat lower satisfaction level compared to the national norms; overall, national survey-user norms averaged Graduates said they were most satisfied with the location, the working conditions, and the challenge of their post-graduation employment. Salary and benefits and advancement potential scored lowest. LaGuardia Community College/CUNY 34

44 CUNY Proficiency Exam (CPE) Fall Comparative Pass Rates of First-time Test Takers Fall 2004 (in percents) 75.8 All students 80.8 Source: CUNY Office of Institutional Research and Assessment LaGuardia Students All CUNY Community College Students All CUNY Community and Senior College Students CPE Pass Rates by First-Time or Transfer Status Fall 2004 Measures of Success In 2001 the City University of New York (CUNY) instituted a "rising junior" exam to assess students' critical thinking and quantitative reasoning skills. The exam is meant to demonstrate the academic readiness of students to continue into the third year of a baccalaureate program or to graduate from a community college. All students at the university are required to take the exam before completing their 61st credit, and most take it for the first time when they complete 45 credits. In Fall 2004 eighty-one percent of the LaGuardia students who took the exam passed, the same percent as among all university students in general LaGuardia Students All CUNY Community College Students All CUNY Community and Senior College Students 50.0 First-time Students Transfers from within CUNY Transfers from colleges outside of CUNY Source: CUNY Office of Institutional Research and Assessment LaGuardia students pass the CPE at favorable rates whether LaGuardia is their first college or they transfer in from other colleges. In Fall 2004, passing rates were 79.6 for first-time students, 75.9 for transfers from within CUNY, and 82.2 for transfers from colleges outside of CUNY. 35 LaGuardia Community College/CUNY

45 Annual Enrollments 2000 to 2004 Adult and Continuing Education 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 Annual enrollments have steadily risen over the past five years, setting a new record in 2004 of 41, , Annual Enrollments 28,139 34,289 37,572 39,207 41,830 Source: ACE Demographic Surveys and Form A Reports LaGuardia Community College/CUNY 36

46 ACE Enrollment by Program Fall Terms, 2000 to 2004 Adult and Continuing Education Program % Change Adult/Career Counseling Center 2, ,921 1,324 1, % Adult Learning Center 778 1,478 1,199 1,452 1, % Business Development 1, % Career & Professional Programs % Center for Immigrant Education and Training 284 1,031 1, % Corrections 1,373 1,434 1, % College for Children % CUNY Language Immersion Program % College Prep Workshops % Dietary Technician EMT Paramedic % Family Institute , % Lifestyles % LaG. Urban Center for Economic Development % Miscellaneous % Older Adults % Program for Deaf Adults % Taxi/FHV Institute 1,398 1,163 2,604 2,783 2, % The English Language Center 2,087 1,719 2,581 1,642 1, % Veterans/Youth % Total 10,558 9,172 13,527 13,361 11, % Source: ACE Demographic Surveys and Form A Reports 37 LaGuardia Community College/CUNY

47 ACE Enrollment by Program Fall Terms, 2000 to 2004 Adult and Continuing Education Adult/Career Counseling Center Adult Learning Center Career and Professional Programs Business Development Center for Immigrant Education and Training College for Children College Prep Workshops Corrections CUNY Language Immersion Program EMT, Paramedic Family Institute Lifestyles LaG. Urban Center for Economic Development Program for Deaf Adults Taxi/FHV Institute The English Language Center ,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 Source: ACE Demographic Surveys and Form A Reports LaGuardia Community College/CUNY 38

48 ACE Enrollment by Age Fall Terms, 2000 to 2004 Adult and Continuing Education 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1, < Age < , ,554 1,220 1,582 2,125 1, ,022 1,210 2,062 1, ,495 1,228 2,018 3,074 2, , ,034 2,020 1, , Unknown 2,117 2,752 2,979 1,819 2,106 Source: ACE Demographic Surveys and Form A Reports Among students for whom age information is available, Adult and Continuing Education programs mostly serve students between 20 and 30 and between 30 and 55 years old. 39 LaGuardia Community College/CUNY

49 ACE Enrollment by Race and Ethnic Origin Fall Terms, 2000 to ,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 Adult and Continuing Education ,000 1,000 0 Asian Black Hispanic Native Am. White Ethnicity Asian ,988 1,791 2,306 Black 1, , ,205 Hispanic 1,993 1,352 2,731 6,258 4,688 Native Am White ,289 1, Other , No Resp. 5,503 7,075 4,950 2,532 1,561 Total 10,558 10,292 13,527 13,361 11,546 Adult and Continuing Education programs enroll students of many racial and ethnic backgrounds, and students come from more than sixty-two different countries. Before 2002, racial and ethnic data were largely unavailable. In the past two years, however, most students have identified themselves as Hispanic (47%), Asian (13%), White (10%), or African American (7%). Ethnicity Asian 8% 8% 13% 13% 13% Black 12% 4% 7% 7% 7% Hispanic 19% 13% 47% 47% 47% Native Am. 0.2% 0.0% 1.0% 1.0% 0.7% White 6% 4% 10% 10% 10% Other 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% No Resp. 52% 68% 19% 19% 19% Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Source: ACE Demographic Surveys and Form A Reports LaGuardia Community College/CUNY 40

50 ACE Enrollment by Gender Fall Terms, 2000 to 2004 Adult and Continuing Education 8,000 7,000 Male Female 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1, Responses Total Male 5,492 3,918 6,748 7,200 6,144 29,502 Female 3,799 3,557 6,228 6,161 5,402 25,147 Unknown 1,267 1, ,757 Source: ACE Demographic Surveys and Form A Reports Although historically there has been a large amount of missing information about students' gender, Adult and Continuing Education has consistently enrolled more men than women. In Fall 2004, when gender information was available for all students, men made up fifty-three percent of the population and women forty-seven percent. 41 LaGuardia Community College/CUNY

51 ACE Enrollment by Borough Fall 2004 Adult and Continuing Education 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 7,108 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,070 2,000 1,000 1, % Queens 8.9% Brooklyn 4.2% Manhattan 3.8% Bronx 0.3% Staten Island 3.3% Other 17.9% Unknown Not surprisingly given our location, Adult and Continuing Education programs serve more people from Queens than from any other borough. Source: ACE Demographic Surveys and Form A Reports LaGuardia Community College/CUNY 42

52 A Learning Project Institutional Resources eportfolio Growth in Student eportfolios Spring 2004 Fall 2004 Spring Growth in Faculty Participation in eportfolio Faculty Development Seminars LaGuardia has emerged as a national leader in the fast-growing field of electronic student portfolios, or eportfolios. Linking innovative pedagogy with digital technology and new thinking about assessment, the eportfolio provides students with a tool for collecting their academic work and sharing it on the Web. In , more than 1,000 students worked on their eportfolios and 84 faculty took part in special faculty development seminars, making LaGuardia s eportfolio project one of the largest of any college nationwide. The eportfolio prompts students to reflect on and deepen their learning. It provides faculty with learning histories, snapshots of student growth. At the institutional level, the eportfolio will eventually support a more holistic program assessment process, based on student work Comparative Mean Scores on the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) Spring and Fall How often did this course emphasize synthesizing and organizing ideas, information, or experiences in new ways? Scale: 4=Very often 3=Often 2=Sometimes 1=Never How often did this course contribute to knowledge, skills, and personal development in writing clearly and effectively? 2.55 National Student Norms LaGuardia Students in Non-ePortfolio Courses LaGuardia students in eportfolio Courses How often within this course did you work harder than you thought you could to meet an instructor's standards or expectations? Together with Stanford, Portland State, and Clemson, LaGuardia is a founding member of the National eportfolio Research Consortium, which is analyzing the impact of the eportfolio on student engagement in learning. Although LaGuardia data samples are still small and preliminary, indications are highly positive. One of the most interesting data instruments used by the project is the nationallyacclaimed CCSSE, which examines key indicators for student learning. Sample eportfolios created by LaGuardia students can be seen on the eportfolio website at 43 LaGuardia Community College/CUNY

53 Institutional Resources Information Technology New Acquisitions/Inventory AY College Information Systems Hardware Operating Sys/RDBMS Data Warehouse Dell Power Edge 6300 MS Windows NT 4.0 SP 6 4 Dual Xeon Pentium III 500 MHz proc. Oracle GB disk Raid 1 and 5 Configuration storage 887 GB Storage Unit Raid GB RAM Web Server Poweredge 2500 Dual 933 MHZ PIII Windows 2000 Advanced Server 1GB RAM Total of 2 x 18 GB of disk space in Raid 1 configuration. Poweredge 2500 Dual 933 MHZ PIII 1GB RAM Total of 2 x 18 GB of disk space in Raid 1 configuration. Windows 2000 Advanced Server Adminstrative Workstations 1,047 Faculty Workstations 270 Student Workstations 997 Total 2,314 LaGuardia Community College/CUNY 44

54 Employee Profile In Fall 2004, 1,632 people were employed at LaGuardia Community College; 720, or forty-four percent, were employed full-time. Faculty, the largest single employee category, make up about forty percent of all full-time employees. Administrative staff, the second largest grouping, make up twenty-seven percent. Other job categories include clerical and classified staff, twenty-two percent; technical and paraprofessionals, nine percent; and executive staff, three percent. The balance between women and men in the workforce is tipped somewhat toward women at LaGuardia, who make up about fifty-five percent of employees overall, but this varies to some extent according to job category. Among fulltime clerical and classified staff, where jobs are traditionally held by women, the ratio is larger than two to one in favor of women. Yet also among the technical and paraprofessional staff, where jobs are frequently held by men, women predominate. This is also true of faculty, but among executive staff, men are in the majority. The largest portion of people in the full-time workforce fall between the ages of 46 and 55. Age within job category, however, varies. The clerical and classified staff are somewhat younger on average compared to administrative staff, for example. Among faculty, forty-two percent are between 56 and 75 years old. Within nine years, about thirtysix percent of faculty will be eligible for retirement. There is significant racial and ethnic diversity in the workforce at LaGuardia, although its distribution does not parallel that of the student body. Among the faculty, who have the most direct relationship with students, the racial and ethnic distribution is ten percent Asian, seventeen percent Black, ten percent Hispanic, and sixty-three percent White. Employment at LaGuardia is relatively stable. A large segment of full-time employees, about thirty-seven percent, have worked at the college for more than fifteen years. Among faculty this is true for about fortynine percent, and among executives, about thirty-seven percent. While turnover is highest among the clerical and classified staff and technicians and paraprofessionals, more than two-thirds have been at LaGuardia for more than five years. The proportion of tenured faculty in the ranks is high, at about fifty-nine percent. Professional employees at LaGuardia are highly Institutional Resources Faculty and Staff credentialed. Nearly half the faculty, about forty-nine percent, have doctorates, an exceptionally large proportion in the community college sector. According to the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics, two-year college faculty with PhD's or first professional degrees averaged twenty percent in 1998 (NSOPF99, Table 19). The professional staff at LaGuardia are also well educated. Including both the administrative and technical categories, twenty-eight percent have master s degrees and three percent have doctorates. 45 LaGuardia Community College/CUNY